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Apparel Value Chains and Opportunities to Create Jobs in the TPP Toni Dembski-BrandlTarget Corporation, on behalf of the TPP Apparel CoalitionSeptember 2011 1 Toni Dembski-Brandl on Behalf of TPP Apparel Coalition 2 TPP Apparel Coalition Toni Dembski-Brandl on Behalf of TPP Apparel Coalition The Coalition supports the negotiation of a 21st Century TPP agreement, which offers a potential growth platform for economic integration, trade and investment that could provide tremendous new opportunities for our members to buy and sell goods and services, to sustain and grow well-paying jobs and to provide high value add for the U.S. and TPP economies. 3 TPP Apparel Coalition Key Goals Toni Dembski-Brandl on Behalf of TPP Apparel Coalition Before 1995: Managed through global system of quotas – Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA). 1995 – 2004: Phased transition to quota-free trade – Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. 2005 – 2008: Special China Safeguards. 2009: Full integration into global trade system. 4 The History of Managed Trade for Textiles and Apparel Toni Dembski-Brandl on Behalf of TPP Apparel Coalition 5 Why Does a Yarn Forward Rule of Origin Not Work in Today’s Global Supply Chains? Toni Dembski-Brandl on Behalf of TPP Apparel Coalition 6 Example: Fabric Inputs Required by One Factory For One Year Toni Dembski-Brandl on Behalf of TPP Apparel Coalition The value chain describes the full range of activities that firms and workers do to bring a product from its conception to the final customer. This includes activities such as design, production, marketing, distribution, retail and support to the final customer. When considering ways to create new opportunities in the TPP for apparel, it is important to keep in mind the value and jobs created throughout the entire value chain, not just factory production. 7 What is a Global Value Chain? Toni Dembski-Brandl on Behalf of TPP Apparel Coalition 8 Two Garment Timelines How a garment is produced